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Children. Jeanie Bryson [ 1] John Birks " Dizzy " Gillespie ( / ɡɪˈlɛspi / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [ 2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [ 3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic ...
Occupation (s) Musician, photographer. Instrument. Vocals. Years active. 1964–2002 (musician) 2002–present (photographer) David Palmer is an American vocalist, songwriter, and photographer, best known as a former member of Steely Dan and as the lyricist of the Carole King number two hit, "Jazzman".
The Jackson 5. Musical artist. Website. michaeljackson .com. Signature. Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the " King of Pop ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
James Moody (March 26, 1925 [ 1] – December 9, 2010) [ 2] was an American jazz saxophone and flute player and very occasional vocalist, playing predominantly in the bebop and hard bop styles. The annual James Moody Jazz Festival is held in Newark, New Jersey . Moody had an unexpected hit with "Moody's Mood for Love", a 1952 song written by ...
Haig was born in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Nutley. [2] In 1940, he majored in piano at Oberlin College. [3] He started performing with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker in 1945, [4] and performed and recorded under Gillespie from 1945 to 1946, as a member of Eddie Davis and His Beboppers in 1946 (also featuring Fats Navarro), and the Eddie Davis Quintet in 1947, under Parker ...
Eubie Blake. James Hubert " Eubie " Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. [1]
Donald Byrd. Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II[ 1] (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. [ 2] A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few hard bop musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist.
Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz. [ 1] He was a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master and won a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for his contributions ...